Fundamentals of Developing the Perfect Mind

Dao, Daoist Academy

(zhengzhi fayu jichu)

According to Taoist concepts, the time connection in modern man’s prenatal nature is disrupted, and as a result people do not fulfil that, which is pre-destined to them by the Heavens. Therefore, Taoist alchemy practitioners needs to shake off heavy energy and form new and improved energy chains.

This is achieved with the help of one of the fundamental states in developmental Taoist alchemy, which is called the Unity of Heaven and Earth (Tian Di He Yi, 天人合一). This involves a certain quality associated with the attunement to the Highest Limit. In order to attain this quality, we need to free ourselves from our dependence on crude energy.

Attunement to the Highest Limit can be achieved through the Art of the Flying Mouse (feixing fu shu) – a practice that (when all the necessary conditions are met) allows one to obtain the elixir of the Hidden Spring (Da Chun Tian Jin Dan). This practice also helps us create the Perfect Mind (Zheng Zhi Fa Yu Ji Chu).

The basis for this work is a special effort in the mind, which is described as the connection of Heaven and Earth, and correlates with the mental strength generated in this practice, which is associated with the name of the immortal Zhang Guo Lao (張果老). The Art of the Flying Mouse reveals the functions of the Jing and Shen energy, and also directs us towards deepening our practice.

In the Taoist tradition, the Flying Mouse symbolizes the process of rebirth and the mental attunement needed for maintaining the alchemical process. In addition, the image of the Flying Mouse is associated with a state of conscious (mental) dominance in the practice, which leads to a brain state where we can control not only the body, but also space.

In the context of our practice, this means developing skills and efforts that are uncharacteristic of the basic state of the brain. This can ultimately help us understand the process of dissolving the body, as well as the process of transformation.

The Art of the Flying Mouse lets us form the Zero Gravity elixir, which helps us free ourselves from our dependence on heavy energy. Thanks to natural energy (namely orpiment and realgar), an alchemical solvent (vinegar) is formed, which, already at the first stage of the practice, helps change the properties of qi-jing energy to qi-shen.

Jie Kong (Oleg Cherne)